GLWSKETCHWORKS

  The nice thing about being an urban sketcher is always having something to do.  If you have to wait for two hours on a flight or at a g...

The second sketch I did at  Stanford was of the Rodin Gardens at the Cantor Museum.  Did you know that there are many Rodin statues in the g...

Last week I had a chance to sketch in California with sketcher friends Suhita Shirodkar and Laurie Wigham.  We all met up at the Stanford Un...

Next weekend we will be giving the Line to Color Workshop, so I am posting the sketching supplies that students will need for the weeken...

Yesterday I was at Magnuson Park.  I wanted to practice painting with values and light.  Not depending on lines to establish form. When yo...

I just got two new watercolor books.  One by Alvaro Castagnet, "Watercolor Masterclass" and another one by Michael Reardon  "...

I have been tweaking this basic palette for a while.  Trying to  get the essential colors I would have my students get that would give them ...

As many of you know the Light Rail station on Capitol Hill and University of Washington were opened on March 19th. There were free rides on ...

Some fresh spring flowers to celebrate Easter    

Sunday Seattle Urban Sketchers gathered at Suzzallo Library to sketch. The weather was rainy and windy, so the library was a great place...

Seattle Central Library The landscape  5.5 x 8.5 " watercolor sketchbook lends itself rather well to a panoramic view when opened ...

I have taken a bit of a hiatus from my watercolor study.  Just pure watercolor.  I become torn with sketching the pen and ink and watercol...

Today my husband and I drove from Seattle to Buckley, WA to check on his pick up truck that we are having fixed.  I thought it would be a ni...

Dinner in Siem Reap Cambodia with Urban Sketchers at The Soup Dragon Restuarant One of the fun things about the Urban Sketchers Symposi...

Frank Ching and I will be giving our Line to Color Workshop in Seattle this April on the 22-25. With a extended format we hope to provi...

FREE Demo:  Moravian Stars Learn the steps to making a unique hand painted Moravian Star.  I will be giving a free demo at Daniel Smith...

I haven't been sketching much this fall but have been focusing on creating art in a different way.  Last year my son helped me figure...